Hamburg City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
35
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
1.91M
2.47M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 220% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1513th and 7322nd ($2194 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 31st and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lusaka

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Hamburg City Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692